With pink slime, mad cow, salmonella, and other industrial food supply contaminants, it’s hard finding good beef. You have two choices–source your meat correctly or raise it yourself. If you’re a real homestead, you’re probably already raising...
War on homestead invaders… Ever fight an urban squirrel? It’s not pretty. I like squirrels, but there are some creatures that need to go. I wasn’t happy when they took one bite of every tomato, then left it to rot, but when they ate my house, that...
“I need help from a chicken guru.” I got a question from someone who wanted to started a flock. I’m not a guru. I’m not even a real farmer. But, I’ve had chickens for eight years, and most survived. If I calculate chicken survival rates...
The mouse was my friend. He was a cute little critter that showed up at 4AM. At first, I didn’t notice him. I thought I had a speck of dust on my glasses. I cleaned it off and drank more coffee. Then, I thought, “I think it’s a mouse.” We...
